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	Brook Trout
		The largest Brook trout on record was 14.5 pounds and caught in 1916 in the Nipigon River in Ontario.
		DISTRIBUTION - The brook trout is native to northern North America and is widely distributed throughout the maritime provinces.
		The brook trout is carnivorous and feed upon a wide range of organisms.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/angling/game_fish/brktrout.phtml (308 words)

	Encyclopedia: Brook Trout (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The brook trout is native to streams, lakes, and spring ponds.
		Though commonly considered a trout, the brook trout is actually a char, along with lake trout, bull trout, dolly varden and the arctic char.
		The brook trout is of dark green to brown basic colouration with a distinctive marbled pattern (called vermiculations) of lighter shades across the flanks and back and extending at least to the dorsal fin, and often to the tail.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Brook-Trout (2123 words)

	Brook trout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A potamodromous population of brook trout native to Lake Superior, which run into inflowing rivers to spawn, are called "coasters".
		Brook trout populations, if already stressed by overharvest or by temperature, are very susceptible to damage by the introduction of exogenous species.
		In many lakes to which brook trout were once native, they have been extirpated by the introduction of other species, particularly percids but sometimes other spiny-rayed fishes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brook_trout (691 words)

	Facts about topic: (Brook trout) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The brook trout is of dark green to brown basic colouration with a distinctive marbled pattern of lighter shades across the flanks and back and extending to the dorsal fin (Unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance) and often the tail.
		The brook trout is very popular with anglers (A fisherman who uses a hook and line).
		Nonetheless, the Brown Trout (Speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America), a species not native to North America, has replaced the brook trout in much of the brook trout's native water.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Br/Brook_trout.htm (402 words)

	Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Brook trout, along with lake trout, belong to the "char" sub-group of salmonine fishes that is distinct from the "true" trout and salmon.
		Brook trout populations are usually dominated by small fish (less than 12 inches in length), and never reach sizes greater than five pounds in New York waters.
		Aggregations of spawning brook trout can often be observed in small tributaries and along lake shorelines, with solitary females seen digging and remaining within the perimeter of shallow nests, and numerous males looking for an opportunity to dart into these nests to fertilize eggs deposited by the resident female.
	fish.dnr.cornell.edu /nyfish/Salmonidae/brooktrout.html (504 words)

	Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
		The brook trout is native to Michigan’s waters and is the state fish of Michigan.
		Brook trout have been described as voracious feeders with the potential to consume large numbers of zooplankton, crustaceans, worms, fish, terrestrial insects, and aquatic insects.
		Brook trout are avidly sought after by sport anglers, for food as well as for the sport.
	www.michigan.gov /dnr/0,1607,7-153-10364_18958-96400--,00.html (469 words)

	Undersea Landscapes \| Brook Trout (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Brook trout are iridescent blue or green in color, and speckled with yellow spots on their sides.
		Brook trout are found in mountain streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds.
		Because brook trout are so desired by anglers, state and provincial governments are eager to grow the fish in hatcheries for release into the wild.
	www.gma.org /undersea_landscapes/brook_trout (689 words)

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		Big brook trout are extremely susceptible to angling pressure, so once they are discovered by anglers, the time of trophy fishing is limited to a matter of just a few seasons.
		Brook trout spawn from September, in the northern limits of their range, on through December in the southernmost regions.
		Brook trout are related to lake trout, arctic char and bull trout.
	personal.riverusers.com /~flyfishing/brookies.html (1689 words)

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		Brook trout spawn in late summer or autumn generally in the shallow headwaters of streams or along gravel bars of lakes.
		Brook trout are raised in large quantities by state facilities for stocking into public lakes and streams.
		Brown trout spawn in late autumn to early winter as water temperatures approach 45° F. Spawning habitat is essentially the same as for brook trout, namely shallow gravelly headwaters.
	www.mass.gov /agr/aquaculture/finfish_trout.htm (991 words)

	The Trout of New York
		Trout can be caught on just about any kind of artificial lure, including dry flies, wet flies, spinners, and spoons, as well as on live bait such as minnows and worms.
		Brook trout generally live in small- to moderate-sized streams, lakes, and ponds, wherever cool (below 72 degrees Fahrenheit), clean water is available.
		The presence of trout is, and has been for many years, used as a measure of water and habitat quality by DEC when making decisions regarding permitted land or water use.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dfwmr/fish/fishspecs/trouttxt.html (2263 words)

	"Iowa Fish & Fishing" - brook trout
		Brook trout are readily recognized and distinguished from other trout by two main characteristics: vivid white lines on the front or leading edge of the lower fins, and the top portion or back is covered with light wormy streaks or mottlings on a darker background called vermiculations.
		Brook trout reach a length from 3 to 6 inches the first year, 7 to 9 inches the second, and 10 to 13 inches in the third year of life.
		Brook trout weighing over one pound are considered a trophy since life expectancy is seldom longer than 3 years.
	www.iowadnr.com /fish/iafish/brooktro.html (705 words)

	Brook trout (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although brook trout vary widely in general form in different streams, they are usually salmon-like in shape when taken in salt water, that is, about one-fourth as deep as long, tapering gracefully to a small head.
		Brook trout are plentiful in many of the river systems and smaller streams that empty into the Gulf of Maine.
		The "sea trout" are indistinguishable from the ordinary brook trout anatomically.
	octopus.gma.org /fogm/Salvelinus_fontinalis.htm (824 words)

	Brook Trout Fact Sheet
		Brook trout are native to eastern Canada and northeastern United States and extended as far west as eastern Minnesota.
		Concentrations of brook trout streams are found in central and northern Baltimore County, the Catoctin Mountains of Frederick County and in far western Maryland mainly in Garret County.
		Brook trout spawn in the fall with the peak of the spawn occurring in late October to early November.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /fisheries/education/trout/brooktrout.html (652 words)

	Brook Trout
		Brook trout [Salvelinus fontinalis] are found in most of the lakes, beaver ponds and streams on Boulder Mountain.
		Brook trout were first introduced to Utah and most of the western United States in the early part of the twentieth century.
		Where brook trout have shown a tendancy to overpopulate a lake, they are being removed and replaced with native cutthroat such as the Colorado River Cutthroat [Oncorhynchus clarki pleuriticus] or the Bonneville Cutthroat Trout [Oncorhynchus clarki utah] or hybrid trout such as the Tiger Trout [Salmo trutta X Salvelinus fontinalis] pictured above.
	www.bouldermountainflyfishing.shoppingcartsplus.com /brooktroutonbouldermountain.html (1626 words)

	Brook trout
		In the pool, a trout with family ties to that same glacial period smacks the surface, snatching a pellet of food tossed to it by a boy.
		The trout might survive in the wild because, despite development, the Chagrin still has a few spots where the water is clear and cold enough for brook trout.
		Trout will fail in silty water -- rain or melting snow that runs off from driveways and backyards and into the river -- or in water that has become too warm because homes have destroyed canopies of trees that once shaded the stream from the sun.
	www.sunnews.com /news/suburbs/east/trout.htm (779 words)

	Minnesota Brook Trout -- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
		Brook trout -- named for the habitat (small streams or "brooks") in which it is found.
		Brook trout are native to small, spring-fed streams in southeastern Minnesota and the St. Croix drainage.
		Brook trout are highly regarded by anglers, for both the sport they provide and the taste of its meat.
	www.pca.state.mn.us /kids/fish/brooktrout.html (435 words)

	Pennsylvania Trout Unlimited
		Brook trout made their last stand in the Kettle Creek watershed, according to Charles Wetzel, who wrote of his angling experiences there from 1918 to 1920.
		Brook trout are extremely sensitive to angling pressure and in heavily fished waters like ours seldom survive more than three years, the age at which they generally reach harvestable size.
		Under a wild-trout-first management philosophy, a significant proportion of our native brook trout would be able to attain their potential life span of seven years and 10-inch brookies would no longer be a rarity and many would reach lengths of twelve to fourteen inches, just as they did in the past.
	www.patrout.org /brook.htm (2065 words)

	Brook Trout Detailed Information - Montana Animal Field Guide
		Brook trout favor small, cold, headwaters streams and ponds, particularly those that are spring-fed. Brook trout are common throughout most of the western two-thirds of the state in all major drainages.
		Brook trout will eat nearly any living organism, and larger fish can be voracious predators on other fish and even their own young.
		Brook trout are a handsome game fish in their own right, but indiscriminate stocking in mountain lakes has resulted in irreversibly stunted populations in many cases.
	fwp.mt.gov /fieldguide/detail_AFCHA05030.aspx (497 words)

	Trout: Minnesota DNR
		Brown trout are the hardiest of the trout species and as a result can tolerate water warmer and less clear than rainbows and especially brook trout require.
		A type of large rainbow trout that lives most of its life in Lake Superior and spawns in large North Shore rivers is called a steelhead.
		A cross between a lake trout and a brook trout, called a splake, is also found in some northern lakes.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /fish/trout/index.html (303 words)

	National State-Fish Art: New York State Fish
		Brook trout have a dark olive body with a brownish to greenish back and light worm-like markings.
		Brook trout live in clear and cold streams, lakes, and ponds, often with access to sea, but are mostly found in the headwaters of spring-fed streams.
		Brook trout feed on tiny larval insects, small fish, and occasionally, field mice and snakes.
	www.statefishart.com /states/northeast/ny.htm (183 words)

	Successful Coaster Brook Trout Reintroduction at Grand Portage. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As specific biological information regarding coaster brook trout is virtually non-existent, adaptive management techniques were employed, and methodology designed to evaluate the innovative stocking techniques used and to provide information regarding the biology, habitat use and life cycle of the coaster.
		In Little Lake Creek, numerous brook trout fry were observed in the areas stocked when the incubators were lifted and young of the year (yoy) were observed to be common (1993-1996 and 1998-2000), and adults were captured annually in the stream from 1994 through 1999.
		Emigration of juvenile brook trout from the streams was usually complete during the yearling year, but emigration and immigration occurred whenever stream conditions warranted.
	www.fws.gov /midwest/ashland/brook/grndport.html (3348 words)

	Brook Trout Fishing Canada
		Brook Trout need lots of oxygen and a water temperature of 53 degrees or colder.
		Fishing for Brook Trout is similar to river fishing for Rainbow Trout.
		The problem is all the Brook Trout in the area will gorge themselves on the sucker eggs.
	www.fivemilelake.com /brook.htm (692 words)

	Brook Trout: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		In Alaska, brook trout have a dark green, worm-like marbling on their back and dorsal fin and bluish halos around some of the reddish spots on their sides.
		Brook trout are found in Rustabach Lake near Haines; Upper and Lower Dewey lakes near Skagway; Salmon Creek Reservoir near Juneau; Green, Heart, Thimbleberry, and Long lakes near Sitka; Crystal Lake near Petersburg; Grace, Ketchikan, Shelocum, and Perseverance lakes in the Ketchikan area; and Emerald Lake (Texas Lake) near Hyder.
		Populations of brook trout are relatively low in lakes studied, ranging from estimates of 500 catchable fish in Thimbleberry Lake (10 acres) to about 1,500 fish in Salmon Creek Reservoir (192 acres).
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/fish/b^trout.php (753 words)

	Vermont State Cold Water Fish - Brook Trout (Site not responding. Last check: )
		he brook trout can be recognized by the wavy lines, or vermiculations, on its dark, olive-green back (the same pattern created when the sun shines through rippled water to cast shadows on the bottom.
		ecause the brook trout is deep bodied in proportion to it's length, it can swim efficiently in water as shallow as their body depth.
		The powerful, long run of a large rainbow or brown when first hooked is almost always absent with large brook trout, which tend to a bull-dog tugging and twisting fight near the bottom.
	www.netstate.com /states/symb/fish/vt_trout.htm (531 words)

	Brook Trout Restoration - Land O' Sky TU
		Brook Trout Restoration - Land O' Sky TU The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has begun a program to reintroduce the Southern Appalachian Brook Trout, the only trout species native to the Southern Appalachians, to as much of its original territory as possible.
		Since 1974, studies have shown that brook trout are losing habitat from above in that high elevation streams in the park are increasing in acidity, thus reducing the viability of healthy aquatic populations.
		This program is a proactive approach to stabilizing native brook trout in a portion of their historic range in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and would result in a source of broodstock for other restoration work in the Southeastern United States.
	www.landoskytu.com /restoration.html (774 words)

	Brook Trout
		Karas first unravels the controversies surrounding the two largest brook trout ever taken; then, through the eyes of a trained ichthyologist, he explores the brook trout’s biology and the events that led to its evolution and distribution.
		Many anglers give the brook trout a bum rap, considering it an inferior quarry to the wily, fighting browns and rainbows.
		But there is also a dedicated band of brook trout fanciers, who find in this exquisite fish--decked out in fl and olive, rose and pearl, accessorized with light green shading to yellow squiggles and vermilion dots haloed in...
	www.ezflyfish.com /brooktrout.html (539 words)

	Brook Trout/Fish of the Great Lakes by Wisconsin Sea Grant
		Brook trout are the only stream-dwelling trout native to the Great Lakes.
		Though natural populations of brook trout reside in Lake Superior, Minnesota and Wisconsin are also stocking several thousand of these fish each year to help maintain the "coaster" variety as well as the stream-dwelling native.
		Whatever the size, the brook is relatively easy to catch and has a sweet and delicate meat rivaling that of whitefish and walleye.
	www.seagrant.wisc.edu /greatlakesfish/brooktrout.html (344 words)

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